In the UK around 5.4 million people currently receive treatment for asthma, meaning that practices need to be primed to ensure control measures are in place to support sufferers. Alice Sholl looks at how primary care can step up to the plate.

A dwindling GP workforce is putting general practice under serious strain. What can practice managers do to ensure junior doctors get the most out of their placements and encourage them to join a profession that’s crying out for more talent? Alice Sholl investigates.